■ Why honored: Senior left-hander Austin King, in his third year on the varsity, was Canyon’s pitching ace, recording an 8-1 record with a 1.53 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 55 innings. He led the young Eagles to the District 3-4A title. King also played the outfield and hit .319 with 22 RBIs.

■ Quotable:“The good part about Austin is he gives the team the mentality you can win every time he’s on the mound,” Canyon coach John Doan said. “You can never count on a win, but he always gives you a chance to win. He can pitch very deep into the game.”

Cross Country

Jacob Campos, Tascosa

■ Why honored: Jacob Campos led the Tascosa Rebels to the team’s first state meet appearance, and he also won the individual District 2-5A title. He was the team’s No. 1 runner at the district, regional and state meets.

■ Quotable: “Being the No. 1 runner all year long, he did a great job,” Tascosa coach Sean Hargrove said. “He led our team through practice and meets. He led our team to want to finish the season.”

Golf

Clarke Hudgins, AHS

■ Why honored: Amarillo High sophomore Clarke Hudgins won the District 2-5A title and helped the Sandies win the team championship. Hudgins finished 16th at the regional tournament. For the season, Hudgins played 20 tournament rounds and had a stroke average of 74.5, playing five of those rounds under par. Overall, Hudgins finished in the top 10 in five of the 10 tournaments he played.

■ Quotable: “Clarke is just a sophomore, but he is an intense competitor,” AHS coach Wade Walker said. “There’s always the expectation of him that he is going to have a good round. It doesn’t matter who he is competing against. He wants to win.”

Swimming

Spencer Estes, Pampa

■ Why honored: Pampa senior Spencer Estes came closer than any Amarillo-area swimmer to medaling at regional this year. Estes finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle at the Region I-4A meet, swimming a time of 23.21 seconds and missing out on a bronze medal by 0.09 of a second. He was sixth in the 100 backstroke.

■ Quotable: “We were hoping for a little bit more, but he swam really well,” Pampa coach Ed Garvin said of Estes. “He was trying to hit 22 in the 50 free. He did very well in the backstroke and contributed to our relays as well.”

Tennis

Richie Northcott, Canadian

■ Why honored: Canadian senior Richie Northcott compiled a 23-3 singles record on his way to capturing the Class 1A bronze medal at the UIL state tournament for the second consecutive season. This season, he won his third straight district title and second straight regional title.

■ Quotable: “Richie is one of those kids that worked really hard outside of the season to be successful,” Canadian coach Tim Fletcher said. “He has that never-die attitude while playing, and he was always looking for ways to improve his game. All throughout his career he had the ability to find tough ways to win tough matches.”

Wrestling

Nick Herrmann, Tascosa

■ Why honored: Herrmann produced the most dominant high school wrestling career in the Panhandle. He became the first high school boy to win four consecutive UIL state titles. He won three national titles and four times was named All-American by the National High School Coaches Association.

■ Why honored: Childress senior Josh Caldwell led the Bobcats to their winningest basketball season in school history, capturing a team-record 31st win in a Region I-2A quarterfinal victory against Friona. Childress advanced to the region semifinals. Caldwell, the Amarillo Globe-News Super Team boys player of the year, is the third Childress boys basketball player and the first since 1955 to be selected to the Texas High School Coaches Association all-star basketball team. He also earned a spot on the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 1A-2A-3A all-star team.

■ Quotable: “The thing about Josh is, as great of a basketball player as he is, he’s an even better person,” Childress basketball coach Brent Gaylor said. “All the accomplishments this year will pale in comparison to everything he’ll do the rest of his life. I can’t say enough about the kind of kid he is.”

Track

Zach Weatherly, Tascosa

■ Why honored: Tascosa’s Zach Weatherly produced arguably the greatest throwing season in track by an Amarillo ISD athlete by winning gold medals in the discus and shot put last weekend at the state meet. The senior become the first AISD male athlete to win the shot put and discus at the Region I-5A meet and Class 5A state meet. Weatherly dominated the state discus competition with his throw of 189 feet, 5 inches, or 18 feet, 4 inches farther than the second-place throw. He won the state shot put with a throw of 57-7. Weatherly earned 20 team points at state, tying for fifth place in the team standings.

■ Quotable: “When Zach hit that first throw in the discus (at state), a lot of the (competitors) froze,” Tascosa coach Gary Cornelsen said. “They weren’t sure they could throw that far. The thing I like about Zach is he was consistent all year. That’s not easy to do.”

Football

J.D. Allen, Randall

■ Why honored: Randall senior J.D. Allen anchored a defense that led the Raiders to the third round of the playoffs for the second year in a row. He made 150 tackles in the regular season en route to being named the Amarillo Globe-News Super Team Defensive Player of the Year. Allen also was District 3-4A’s co-defensive player of the year for the second consecutive season. He was an Associated Press Class 4A first-team all-state pick.

■ Quotable: “The fact that he had the most experience coming back on the defensive side meant a lot,” Randall coach Bryan Wood said. “He was kind of the heartbeat of our defense. Everybody fed off his energy and just flew to the ball the way he did.”

Soccer

Armando Robles, Dumas

■ Why honored: In only the program’s second season, the Dumas Demons reached the Region I-4A quarterfinals, falling to El Paso Del Valle, 2-1, in a shootout following two 10-minute overtime periods. Robles, a senior, was a big reason for the team’s success. The defenseman was team captain and twice named all-district, including a unanimous selection this season. He was a leader on a team that allowed only three goals in 12 district games and one goal in three playoff games.

■ Quotable: “Our team was a bunch of honey badgers, and Armando was the ultimate honey badger. If an opponent had the ball, there was no doubt in his mind that he was going to get it back for us,” Dumas head coach Zach Goolsbee said. “He’s never the tallest player on the field but will surely win any ball played in the air. His skill is good, but it’s his heart and determination that makes him great. He was a captain who led by example and pushed the other players to be at their best.”